With this 10th anniversary of course we commemorate those who died in the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon; and we remember the heroes of flight 93 who knew their own death was inevitable, but fought back to save … Continue reading →

A pedantic non-astrological note here about the apparently fluid spelling of the dictator’s name: Having studied a bit of Arabic I can tell you that transliteration is not easy, nor very standardized, and it’s complicated by broad variations in dialect. … Continue reading →

The revolution is being televised! Al-Jazeera shows Libyan Air Force Colonels defecting to Malta, refusing to participate on air strikes on civilians; mercenaries in Benghazi shooting at demonstrators; Libya’s UN Ambassador speaking for the people, against the regime. Has Qaddafi … Continue reading →

No, this is not about my ex or yours! While all Hell is busting loose in the Middle East, I’m at a conference, a bit too busy to address the uprisings in the specific countries involved, but very dynamic mundane … Continue reading →

Yemen (May 22, 1990 12 Noon, Sanaa, Yemen) already has special challenges and the current uprisings could lead to a new line on the map… or restoring an old one. The current borders of Yemen were set after the merger … Continue reading →

Unemployed workers started demonstrating in Morocco, challenging the Prime Minister, Abbas al-Fasi for not fulfilling promises to provide work for university graduates. Morocco was independent on May 28, 1956 at 11:00 AM GMT, born with a Jupiter-Pluto conjunction rising. That … Continue reading →